The parents of an Oklahoma 5-year-old are outraged after their son was suspended from school.

Jarred Moomaw formed his hand to look like a gun and pointed his fingers at another student and said, "Bang, bang."

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He said he was just playing around, but the school didn't see it that way.

Jarred was suspended for a day and also kept from attending the school's Christmas party.

When News 9 sister station KOCO Eyewitness News 5 reached out to school officials, it was told each case is looked at individually to decide a punishment.

Officials said tension was high when the incident took place because it happened right after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.

"I do understand that, but I have a feeling that that wasn't the first time he had done it at school," said the boy's mother, April Moomaw. "I just figured it's the first time they noticed because of everything that was going on with that (referring to the Connecticut shooting)."

Moomaw said she still doesn't think her son did anything wrong and thinks teachers could have taken a different approach.

She said she didn't appeal his suspension because it was only for a day.

Earlier in the month, a 6-year-old boy in Maryland was also suspended for making a gun gesture. The family has hired a lawyer and is requesting that the school clear the boy's record.